Bartholomew

  • [ bahr-THAHL-ə-myoo (English) ]
  • English, Biblical
From Βαρθολομαιος (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of TALMAI". In the New Testament Bartholomew is the byname of an apostle, possibly the same person as the apostle Nathanael. According to tradition he was a missionary to India before returning westward to Armenia, where he was martyred by flaying. Due to the popularity of this saint the name became common in England during the Middle Ages.

TALMAI   male   Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "furrowed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is borne by both a giant and also the father of King David's wife Maacah.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Bartholomaios
BIBLICAL LATIN: Bartholomeus
BIBLICAL: Bartholomew
CATALAN: Bartomeu
CROATIAN: Bartolomej
CZECH: Bartoloměj
DUTCH: Bartholomeus
ENGLISH: Bartholomew
FINNISH: Perttu
FRENCH: Barthélémy
GALICIAN: Bartolomeu
GERMAN: Bartholomäus
HUNGARIAN: Bertalan
ITALIAN: Bartolomeo
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Bartholomei
POLISH: Bartłomiej
PORTUGUESE: Bartolomeu
RUSSIAN: Varfolomei, Varfolomey
SERBIAN: Vartolomej
SLOVAK: Bartolomej
SLOVENE: Jernej
SPANISH: Bartolomé
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Bartol
DUTCH: Bart, Bartel, Mees, Mies
ENGLISH: Bart, Tolly
HUNGARIAN: Barta, Bartal, Bertók
ITALIAN: Bartolo
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Bate
POLISH: Bartek, Bartosz
SLOVENE: Nejc
FEMININE FORMS
SLOVENE: Jerneja, Neja
OTHER FORMS
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Talmai
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Parthalán